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Cookies
Below is a list of the cookies that we use, or will use in the future. We always ask your permission to use cookies and local storage apart from strictly necessary cookies / local storage which are required to make the site work or for security purposes. We have tried to ensure this is complete and up to date, but if you think that we have missed a cookie or there is any discrepancy, please let us know.
Strictly necessary Cookies & Storage
We use the following strictly necessary cookies:
| Cookie name | Type | Purpose | Expiration |
| CookieControl | First-party | To store the visitors cookie preferences | 90 days |
| popupState | Session Storage | Stores the state of the sign up form | Session |
| INGRESSCOOKIE | Third-party | Only used if a user begins the email alert sign up form. Used by hCaptcha to serve files necessary to for their service to work. | Session |
| hmt_id | Third-party | Only used if a user begins the email alert sign up form. Used by hCaptcha to anonymously count visitors, and for technical purposes. Without this cookie the sign-up form will not work. | 1 Year |
Functionality Cookies
We use the following functionality cookies:
| Cookie name | Type | Purpose | Expiration |
| popupState | First-party | Stores the open / close state of the sign up pop-up. If disabled the sign-up functionality will not work. | 90 days |
Analytical & performance cookies
We use the following analytical/performance cookies:
| Cookie name | Type | Purpose | Expiration |
| _ga | First-party | Google Analytics cookie. Used to distinguish users. | 2 years |
| _gid | First-party | Google Analytics cookie. Used to distinguish users. | 24 hours |
| _gat | First-party | Google Analytics cookie. Used to throttle the request rate. | 1 min |